Debunking the Google Interview Myth
Posted on Monday, May 17th, 2010
Years ago, rumors used to circulate about Microsoft interviews. They were the hot, new company that everyone wanted to work. With envy came the urban myths. These rumors have since been transfered to Google, and [...]
continue readingShould entrepreneurs get an MBA? Reflections after 1 year at Wharton
Posted on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Having just finished up my first year in Wharton’s MBA program, I often hear the question, “is an MBA worth it?” It’s a tough choice: $100k or so in tuition and other expenses, plus the [...]
continue readingHow Cell Phones Fail the Elderly
Posted on Monday, February 8th, 2010
My elderly (childhood) nanny just bought a pre-paid cell phone and, naturally, I needed to help her set it up and teach her how to use it. The phone was a great deal, she told [...]
continue reading3 Business Ideas: Experiment Often, Carefully, and Singly
Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
What have you learned in the past year? Jill Foster of WomenGrowBusiness.com asked me this question and posted my response here: 3 Business Ideas: Experiment Often, Carefully, and Singly. You can read it there or [...]
continue readingHow to Prevent Users from Circumventing Your Service
Posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Many services are structured as follows: Person A pays Person B for a task or item, and the “finder” or “connector” service takes a cut. It’s a wonderful business model – someone else is [...]
continue readingPeopleOfWalmart launches with EmptySpaceAds!
Posted on Saturday, October 24th, 2009
If you haven’t checked out PeopleOfWalmart yet, you’re in for a treat. Pages of entertainment from America’s classiest individuals (yes, mother of mullet-baby, I’m speaking to you).
One of my favorite websites just got a [...]
Outsourcing Your Life in 8 Easy Steps
Posted on Monday, July 13th, 2009
Since discovering the wonder of outsourcing nine months ago, in October 2008, I’ve outsourced approximately 300 hours. That’s 300 hours that I got to spend reading or playing (or working…) while various assistants re-formatted [...]
continue readingSupreme Court Ruling on School Strip Searches – And What It Means
Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that schools cannot strip search students, with Clarence Thomas as the lone dissenter. In the case, a 13 year old was accused of having ibuprofen by an ex-friend. [...]
continue readingProposition 8: How Wording Made All the Difference
Posted on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
In an upsetting – but expected ruling – the CA Supreme Court voted to uphold Proposition 8, which reads:
Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
Wording like this would have [...]
Think Less, Experiment More: 5 Lessons on Entrepreneurship
Posted on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
A guest blog post I wrote for Women Grow Business:
Working for Microsoft, Google and Apple, I not only became a better engineer – I became a better entrepreneur. Their successes and failures, encapsulated in these [...]
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